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Seeing Avatar? See Crude. (CNN says!)
James Cameron’s Avatar is getting all kinds of praise from all kinds of places, including CNN’s Tom Charity. Charity suggests that, if you’re going to see the Terminator director’s latest, you’d do well to give yourself some context by going to see Joe Berlinger’s Crude, as well: Dramatically, [Avatar is]
Selling old Mayfair Seats
We are selling the old Mayfair seats starting Dec. 2nd for $10.00 a pop. Please email [email protected] to inquire.
SEX! (And now that we've got your attention…)
SEX! Now that we’ve got your attention, Painted Lips and Lolly Licks: The Sexy Film Festival returns to the Mayfair Feb 13, and we want to show your movie! Any film that explores themes of sex, romance or the erotic is eligible, provided it’s: 10 minutes or
Shadows & Light
Meet Gary Warner Kent, stuntman, actor, writer, director, and survivor of the 50s/60s and 70s era of Hollywood low budget filmmaking. Kent has written a very entertaining and revealing book about his experiences rubbing broken elbows with the likes of Warren Oates, Jack Nicholson, Lee Marvin, and directors
SIX DEGREES OF PIXAR
Eleven years ago I was very excited to go see a new non-Disney non-musical animated movie called The Iron Giant. Equal to thoughts that I had that it was going to be great, I also had a feeling that it would make no money. I was fairly confidant that
Sparta 72 Hour Filmmaking Challenge Returns!
The latest 72 hour short film-making challenge film festival screens at the Mayfair this Sunday March 9th at 3:00pm. $10 tickets will be available before the screening from the Mayfair box office. For more information on the event, check out the 72 Hour Films website.
Staja Buttons!
Our Staja pals refilled the button machine! Don’t forget to bring a Toonie the next time you come to watch a movie. Collect and trade with your friends!
STOP LANSDOWNE MALL!
The next time you visit the Mayfair, you may notice something other than a movie listed on our marquee. It’s a web address: StopLansdowneMall.ca We’ve been pretty vocal in our opposition to the Lansdowne Partnership Plan (formerly known as Lansdowne Live). And now, we’d like to ask you
Strangebeard comic book launch / Time Bandits screening!
Coming Soon! A special matinee screening of Time Bandits in honour of the publication of Kelly Tindall‘s family friendly pirate comic book Strangebeard! Kelly will be on hand with brand new copies of the comic, so you can pick one up for yourself, after enjoying one
Support for a former Mayfair employee
Lauren Gerro, a former Mayfair employee, was seriously injured in last week’s wind storm when both her legs were broken by a tree branch. She is currently recovering in hospital. We are taking cash donations for her at the box office and candy bar. Anything you can donate would be